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Title: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: johnny bravo on February 14, 2012, 08:15:28 pm

just recieved backpack from ebay, newish,      ive pluged charger in ,  been on 3 hours now    nothing seems to be happening.     charger is red light on.        arrow on fronr showing on beginning of yellow area.   does it move up to red area on front showing when full.      does charger change from red.       hope its ok,   dont know when last charged up.  hardly used still new. :'(

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: johnny bravo on February 14, 2012, 08:16:32 pm

im hoping to get my pole this week,     hope it charges up and im worrying about nothing serious

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: idealrob on February 14, 2012, 09:27:35 pm

mine takes a full 24 hours charge

idealrob

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: johnny bravo on February 14, 2012, 10:37:24 pm

what colour does charger go when fully charged  is it red or green.         before i plug charger in to backpack its green.     when its connected it goes red   it may already be charged      the pump comes on when turned on but i dont know how much its charged up,   i would like to charge it up fully.     

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: Erithwc on February 14, 2012, 11:08:37 pm

undo the screws holding the bottom on and check the battery connection  ;)

had the same problem and the battery connection was off

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: johnny bravo on February 14, 2012, 11:27:57 pm

check 2morow

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: Dean Taberner on April 19, 2012, 08:15:53 pm

Hi,

Did this get sorted?

I have one of these and have just come to charge it for the first time after a few hrs use from new and the light on the charge has gone straight to green on plugging into the back pack,

Is this correct?

Thanks in advance,

Dean.

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: Dean Taberner on April 19, 2012, 08:45:29 pm

Do they come already charged?

I've taken the screws out and the battery is connected???

Madness.

It hadn't actually ran flat and when I said previously I'd used it for a few hrs it was probably a lot less than that thinking about it. In total probably less than 30 mins cleaning.

Cheers again,

Dean.

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: Tomboler on April 19, 2012, 10:56:11 pm

might be easier just to nip down to screwfix and pick up one of these bad boys.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/sealed-lead-acid-battery-12v-7ah-100-x-65-x-151mm/38315

less than 20quid - sorted

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: Window Washers on April 20, 2012, 12:40:40 am

when i got one, I just took out the screws took out casing took out the battery and charged it direct, the problem with these back packs is they are imoprted from china and banged about, the connectors can fall off inside they are very cheaply made, but they do last a good while.

Once I did this and reconnected not a problem.

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: craig21t on April 20, 2012, 09:02:54 pm

They are usually charged already when you get them, and the battery lasts for days.

The battery meter only works when the unit its on, showing green being charged and red needing charging.

Made in China?  I would think so, as if they were made here they would be 4 times the price, lol.

Title: Re: WCW BACKPACK charging
Post by: 3 Wheel Windy (Retired) on April 20, 2012, 10:39:09 pm

I just received the same back pack from WCW. I switched on and it ran ok. Plugged in charger and lit up red when switched on at mains it went green. needle shooting over into red when switched on .also does anyone know best way to fit hozelock connector. do I take off the  original pipe at pump or get a reducer and cut the pipe supplied..ta

Pauly.